Imagery Analyst (FMV) (TERM) (Open and Continuous)

US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) seeks Imagery Analysts to analyze and interpret imagery to support military and policymaker interests. Analysts will evaluate FMV imagery, build and refine tasking strategies, and produce actionable intelligence products for decision-makers.

Qualified candidates will have a related bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, plus experience in intelligence imagery analysis and working on multiple projects, often in

Qualifications

• Experience providing FMV imagery analysis, especially in a special access or military FMV program
• Knowledge of national or commercial imagery systems including tasking, processing, exploitation, and analysis
• Experience creating routine and non-routine imagery products (text, graphics, maps, data, reports, models) to meet customer requirements
• Experience using imagery to identify, characterize, and describe activities, objects, or features
• Experience working with multiple projects simultaneously

Responsibilities

• Analyze imagery to support U.S. military and policymaker interests
• Maintain and build tasking strategies and pipelines
• Conduct multi-INT research and data fusion
• Populate and exploit intelligence databases
• Produce and disseminate intelligence products and reports

Skills

FMV imagery analysis

imagery systems knowledge

product creation

multi-INT research

managing multiple projects

Education

Bachelor's degree in an eligible field

24 semester/36 quarter hours + 4 years experience

4 years experience in Intelligence imagery analysis

Job description

Imagery Analysts analyze and interpret imagery to support U.S. military and policymaker interests. They analyze the activities of countries, regions, and non-state entities, as well as the impact of natural and man-made disasters. In addition, these analysts maintain and build tasking strategies, conduct multi-INT research, populate and exploit intelligence databases, and produce and disseminate i

MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement:

• Experience providing full-motion video (FMV) imagery analysis, especially in a special access or military FMV program
• Knowledge of national or commercial imagery systems to include tasking, processing, exploitation, and analysis
• Experience creating routine and non-routine products (ex: text, graphics, maps, data, reports, models) that meet customer �requirements
• Experience using imagery to identify, characterize, and/or describe �activities, objects, or features
• Experience working with multiple projects simultaneously

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:

A. Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Foreign Area Studies, Geography, History, International Affairs, International Studies, Military Science, Physical Science, Political Science, Remote Sensing, or a related field. -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: A minimum of 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of coursework in any area listed in option A, plus experience working in an Intelligence discipline analyzing and interpreting imagery and maintaining and building tasking strategies, or a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. As a rule, every 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of coursework is equivalent to one year of experience. Candidates should show that their combination of education and experience totals 4 years. -OR- C. Experience: A minimum of 4 years of experience working in an Intelligence discipline analyzing and interpreting imagery and maintaining and building tasking strategies, or a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT:

Distinguish principal colors and shades/hues of principal colors; Near visual acuity of 20/20 or better with or without corrective lenses; Stereopsis ability; Hand steadiness

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired:

• Experience capturing image analysis as discoverable data sets to organize and share information
• Experience in the federal government, specifically the military, Combat Commands, and/or Intelligence Community
• Experience performing comparative analysis of a single sensor between multiple images to identify changes or patterns
• Experience working successfully in a 24/7 environment, including effective performance of time critical GEOINT exploitation and reporting
• Experience working with customer organizations or operations (e.g., military, policy-makers, and law enforcement)